Can an employer legally exclude an applicant based on a misdemeanor in their criminal background? At face value, a criminal background is not a protected class – meaning applicants with...
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Workplace accomodations: nursing and the new momTake 2! A WiFi outage last week disrupted Stacey's live video about accommodating nursing employees. But we didn't want you to miss this! Check...
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Religious holiday and workplace requirementsReligion at work: what's required of your employer? Brad lets us know right now on #AskAnHRExpertPosted by Stratus.hr on Friday, March 30, 2018 If an employee...
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Voting day is just around the corner, which means employers should prepare to accommodate leave requests if work hours prevent employees from participating in their civic duty. “Does that mean...
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Early one morning, an HR manager arrived at her desk and saw a sealed envelope. Inside was a printed webpage from a sex-offender registry database. It included the face of...
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Most employers are smart enough to not knowingly do something illegal. But did you know that making small talk with candidates may lead to unintentional work-around questions that could put...
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There’s almost nothing worse than a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against your small business. For me, it happened when I owned a small chain of salons. One of my employees...
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U.S. businesses and government agencies paid out more than $482 million to resolve work-related discrimination and harassment claims in 2016, a number that the EEOC indicates is on the rise. As...
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Want to date a coworker? Here's what you need to know.Did you know one in four people are down to date their coworkers? Natalie has a few tips for both...
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Workplace harassment!Tune in now to get some insight on harassment and the 'reasonable person' standard from our most reasonable HR Pro, Brad Fagergren. #AskAnHRExpertPosted by Stratus.hr on Friday, February 16,...
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